Security readout for executives and security teams
This is a local denial-of-service issue in BIRD before 1.6.4. A user who can run birdc and submit BGP mask expressions could exhaust stack and crash the routing daemon. Business impact is route instability or outage on systems using BIRD. The source bundle does not show remote or active exploitation. Exposure is most likely on routers, route servers, or Linux hosts running BIRD versions before 1.6.4 where local users or administrators can access birdc. The bundle does not identify exposed network services as the attack path. Treat as a targeted availability risk for infrastructure using BIRD. Prioritize internet routing nodes, route servers, and systems where untrusted local users exist. It is not evidenced as actively exploited in the provided sources, but a daemon crash can disrupt routing operations. Mitigation focus: Upgrade BIRD to version 1.6.4 or later where available.; Use vendor or distribution packages that include the upstream fix.; Restrict birdc access to trusted routing administrators only..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/blob/v1.6.4/NEWS#L11CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://gitlab.labs.nic.cz/labs/bird/commit/e8bc64e308586b6502090da2775af84cd760ed0dCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=900967CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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